EMOTIONAL BLACKMAIL

"THE KING moved faster than we expected."

Eclaire let out a sigh after hearing what Duke Perkins, her father, said. "His Majesty practically declared that he doesn't have any intention to let me go home."

Right now, she and her father were in the study.

[Anyway…]

That night, every noble household in the kingdom received a royal decree.

<"No portal is allowed to be activated until further notice.">

That was the king's order.

Hence, Eclaire failed to return home.

[The plan was for me to return home since I've already met His Majesty. But much to our frustrations, the sly king hit us in the back when we least expected it.]

"I'm sorry, Eclaire," her father said, his voice filled with guilt. "I'll talk to the king again tomorrow."

"It's alright, Your Grace," Eclaire assured the duke. "I already expected that something like this will happen as soon as I showed the king my ability as a Luna."